Even at 36 years old, Frank Gore not planning to retire after 2019 season
Frank Gore is coming off a season in which he was the oldest running back in the NFL to see a rush attempt. The 36-year-old still doesn’t see an end in sight.
Speaking with the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Gore said he doesn’t have any imminent plans to retire after next season:
“I just go how I feel,” said Gore at his football and cheer camp in his hometown neighborhood of Coconut Grove in south Miami-Dade County on Saturday. “If I feel I can’t do it no more, then I call it.”
Gore posted 722 rushing yards, his lowest mark since his rookie year in 2005, and just one total touchdown last season with the Miami Dolphins.
Frank Gore still making history
The No. 4 all-time leading rusher in NFL history, Gore needs only 522 rushing yards next year to pass Barry Sanders for No. 3. He would also join Marcus Allen and John Riggins as the only players to post 500 or more rushing yards past the age of 35.
An NFL legend when it comes to longevity, Gore had a streak of 126 consecutive games played snapped last season by a foot injury late in the season. Gore has led his team in rushing yards in every season of his 14-year NFL career. Now a member of the Buffalo Bills, he’ll have to beat out LeSean McCoy, T.J. Yeldon and rookie Devin Singletary to make it a 15th straight year.
Gore also has an NFL-record 14 consecutive seasons with 600 or more rushing yards, as well as a record 14 straight seasons with 125 or more rushes. Again, those 14 years simply represent Gore’s entire career.
Even though he’s currently on his fourth team, Gore seems to have a pretty good idea who he plans to end his career with.
From the Sun-Sentinel:
“I’m going to be a Niner, you know, I’ve been there – that’s who drafted me, gave me the opportunity to come into this league, to be a professional ball player, and I was there 10 years, man,” Gore said. “That’s my home, my second home. It would be right to go back – if I have to do a one-day [contract], sign that and I’ll be a Niner for life.”
We’ll see what year he ends up signing that last contract.
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